On December 9 2009 within the framework of the official visit of President of Caucasus University Professor Kakha Shengelia, President of Latvia to Georgia, the members of the Latvian delegation Mr. Boriss Kurovs, Rector and Ms. Irina Sennikova, Vice rector  of Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA) expressed the wish  to visit Tbilisi Academy of Economy and Law. Taking into consideration big potential of Riga Business School on the international scale, the parties discussed possible opportunities for further development and expansion of existing academic cooperation between RISEBA and AEL. The rector of RISEBA Mr. Kurovs underlined the importance of Georgian students’ integration in the international academic programs and expressed his readiness and desire to support Tbilisi Academy of Economy and Law in its initiatives and assist the two schools in undertaking bilateral projects aimed at fostering closer partnership.